Pompon



06L 1957 H. E. BARRY 2,810, 77

POMPON Filed Aug. 9, 1950 J! g. I n

I NVE NTOP HAROLD 5.5mm!

ATTORNEY United States Patent '0 POMPON Harold E. Barry, Oakland, Calif.Application August 9, 1950, Serial No. 178,487 4 Claims. (Cl. 41-10) Theinvention relates to a pompon and the method of producing the same.

A general object is to provide an improved pompon having ball andstreamer portions of a handle-mounted head made of crepe paper or thelike.

A more specific object is to provide a particularly simple and effectivedevice for making pompous of the character described.

A further object is to provide a positive and effective means forunitarily securing the pompon head portions to a mounting handle sticktherefor.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some ofwhich, with the foregoing, will be set forth or be apparent in thefollowing description thereof and in the accompanying drawings wherein,

Figure 1 indicates the interior cross-slotting of a laminated strip ofcrepe paper, or other suitable sheet material, extending in flatcondition from a roll of the paper and arranged to provide head-formingblanks.

Figure 2 illustrates a flat strip length as severed from the roll andpartly cut into longitudinally thereof, the laminated structure of thesheet being indicated by a partial separation of its layers.

Figure 3 shows a ball-forming of the strip length of Figure 2.

Figure 4 shows a full-width length cut from a strip of crepe paper orthe like for providing a streamer portion of a pompon.

Figure 5 shows a streamer blank and a handle stick superimposed upon aball blank assembly for the formation of a pompon by rolling theelements together therewith.

Figure 6 shows the ball and streamer blanks rolled together about astick end and secured thereto to provide a pompon structure.

Figure 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken at the line 7--7 in Figure5, thicknesses being exaggerated.

Figure 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken at the line 88 in Figure 7.

Figure 9 shows the completed pompon structure disposed with its handlestick uppermost.

Figure 10 shows the pompon with its handle directed downwardly and withits ball portion additionally crinkled to increase its fullness.

Essentially, a present pompon 12 is produced by combining elementscomprising a ball-forming blank 13 and a streamerforming blank 14 and ahandle stick 15 in unitary association by means of a tack 16appropriately applied to the formed assembly of the elements 13 and 14and 15. The blanks 13 and 14 are preferably formed of creped paper orthe like, with the grain of crinkling of the material preferably runninglongitudinally of the strands.

For providing a head-forming blank 13, the paper 17 of a roll 18 thereofis interiorly slit across to provide strands 19 extending betweenrelatively narrow uncut edge portions 20 of the paper strip. The paperof the roll is preferably creped across the strip whereby the crinklingblank as comprising half 2,810,977 Patented Oct. 29, 1957 extendslongitudinally of the strands. The paper strip of the roll is preferablylaminated, and in the present instance comprises seven layers placedtogether without adhesive connection.

It will now be noted that the strip of paper 17 may be progressivelyslit, as it is unrolled from the roll 18, by the repeated applicationthereto of a suitable cutting blade 22 having an intermediate forwardcutting edge portion 22' for repetitive advancement against the paperfor effecting its solely interior cross-slitting, and cutting edgeportions 22" extending from the portion 22 and arranged for movementagainst the paper strip to complete the cross-cutting of the slit forcutting an advance slit section of the strip from the roll. Essentially,a desired length of the paper strip 17 would be interiorly cross-slit bythe repeated application of the blade edge 22' to the strip as the sameis advanced from the roll, and effecting a further projection of thecutter blade to operate its cutting edge portions 22 against the stripto sever an interiorly slit piece 18 from the roll. The use of a cutterblade 22 in the described manner is intended to indicate one of severalpossible methods and means of providing interiorly slit pieces of thepaper and for cutting off the blanks.

As particularly illustrated, each paper piece 18' is somewhat wider thanit is long, and is arranged to provide a pair of ball-forming blanks 13by longitudinally cutting it midway of its width, as is indicated inFigure 2. Streamer-forming blanks 14 may be provided by cutting shorterlengths of interiorly slit paper from the same or a different roll; iftwo-color pompous are to be made, the blanks 14 would be cut from astrip of paper of diflerent color than that which provides the pieces18. A streamerforrning blank 14 originally has the full width of thestrip from which it is cut, has unslit side portions 20', and wouldgenerally be somewhat shorter than the ball-forming blank 13 with whichit is to be associated.

Having a ball-forming blank 13 and a streamer-forming blank 14 and ahandle stick 15 provided, the blank 13 is doubled longitudinally uponitself and laid out flat on a suitable support surface, the blank 14 islaid upon the doubled blank 13 to extend from a point near the generallyaligned end edges of the blank toward the bend thereof, and an endportion of the stick 15 is laid upon the corresponding side edgeportions 20 and 20' of the blanks 13 and 14 at their adjacent andgenerally coterminous ends; these assembly relations are illustrated inFigures 5 and 7. The pompon is now formed by tightly and fully rollingthe blanks 13 and 14 spirally about the stick end, and by then drivingthe shank of a tack 16 into the roll produced and into the enclosedstick end, the stick being of wood or other tack-receiving material,these production steps being illustrated in Figures 6 and 8. The unslitand unsecured side portion 20' of the streamer is now cut off toterminally free the streamer strands for their independent movements, itbeing understood, however, that this operation might have been performedbefore rolling the blanks about the stick end. If increased ball orstreamer fullness is desired, it is merely necessary to utilize two ormore blanks 13 or 14 placed together as one in a laminated assembly131415 to be rolled up to provide a present pompon with ball andstreamer portions. On the other hand, the streamers may be omitted froma pompon assembly to provide solely a ball head, with at least twoblanks 13 then rolled together to provide the head.

It will now be noted that if the pompon is held by the stick 15 with itshead down and shaken, the strands of the head and streamer will tend tofiufi out somewhat, as is indicated in Figure 9. If, as is usual, 21more crinkled head is desired, it is merely necessary to crinkle thestrands 19 by hand-squeezing them to provide a pompon having the finalfinished appearance of Figure 10 in which the pompon is shown in thenormal handle-down position for salry onlyito 'compressedly strokethe'head strands from their secured ends. l

.It will be understood that the present methodof producing a pompon isparticularly simple andmay be'carried 'outwith a minimum of movementsand-waste of materials.

From the foregoing description' takenl in connection With'theaccompanying drawings, the advantages of the present pompon will bereadily understood by those skilled in the art to which the inventionappertains. While I have described; the principle of manufacture,together with a form of my invention which I now consider to comprisea-preferredembodiment thereofl-I desire to have it understoodthatthe-showing is primarily illustrative, and that such changes anddevelopments may be made, when .de- Sil'fidyfisfflil within thescope-ofthe following claims.

I claim:

1. A'rooters pompon for hand carrying and waving andcomprising a rigidhandle stick, a head member comprising a strip of creped paper having aplurality of laterallyand terminally free strands extending fromacontinuous uncut edge portion of the strip, a second strip of crepepaperiof less length and appreciably greater width than the first striphaving a plurality of laterally and terminally free strands extendingfrom a-continuous' uncut edge portion of the strip, the uncut edges ofsaid strips being longitudinallyengagedand forming a tight spiral rollabout an end} ofthe handle stick with the strands of thestrips'extending longitudinally beyond the enclosed stick end wherebythe strands of the first strip provide a'fluify head and the'strands ofthe second strip provide streamersfor the head, and a member engagedradially through said roll and fixing it to the stick whereby the handlestick is adapted for use for waving the pompon.

2. A rooters pompon appliance for hand'carrying and waving comprising arigid elongated'handle stick of relatively small cross-section, a headmember comprising a strip of creped paper having a plurality oflaterally and terminally 'free strands extending from acontinuous uncutedge portion of the strip, a'second strip of paper of less length andappreciably greater Width than the first strip having a plurality oflaterally and terminally free strands extendingfrom a continuousuncutedge portion of the strip, theuncut edge portion of said strips being'of 'like Width and longitudinally engaged in mutual registration and:fixed in a'tight spiral roll directly to andzabout ta minor end portionof the handle stick with the uncut edges of said-second strip disposedin solely the innermost .coils" of said roll and with the strands of thestrips extending longitudinally-beyond the enclosedstick-end, wherebythe strands of the second strip provide streamers extending '7 strandsof the firststn'p provide a fluffy head and the out of and well beyondthe center of the head longitudinally of the stick, and means directlyfixing said roll to said end portion of the handle stick whereby theremain ing stick portion is arranged for its full grasping in a personshand for wavinglthe pompon.

3. A rooters pompon comprising an elongated rigid relatively long handlestick of relatively small cross-section at a minor end portion thereof,a head member comprising a set of like'strips of rumplable" sheetmaterial each having a plurality of laterally and terminally freestrands extending from a continuous uncut edge portion of the strip, aset of likestrips of'sheet-material of less length and appreciablygreater width than the first strips each having a plurality of laterallyand terminally free strands extending from a continuous uncut edgeportion of the. strip, the uncut edge portions of said sets of stripsbeing longitudinally engaged in mutual opposition and forming atightspiral roll directly about saidntinor'end portion of the handlestickWith'ihfi' strands of the'strips extending longitudinally beyond theenclosed'stick portion, the second set of strips being innermost wherebythe rumpled strands of thefirst strip set are arranged to provideafluffy head whenrumpled and the strands-of the second strip are arrangedtoprovide a relatively compact bunch of streamers extending from thehead in the line of the handleyand means fixing :said roll directlyto'the stick whereby the extending'major stick portion 'is arranged foruse 'as a handle for its'manual'grasping for a waving V of the head by'arooter; I

4. A structure in accordance with claim 3 in which the head and streamerportions are-0f contrasting colors;

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS OTHERREFERENCES Otty: Paper Flower Making, 1897, publ. Arnold and.

SonfLeeds, England, pages 14 15."

